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Chapter 4

Bright sun filters through the blinds of my window on Christmas morning, waking me long before I would otherwise get up. When I feel a hand trailing up and down my chest, I wonder if it was really the sun waking me, or a certain someone who I've held close all night.

The arm that is still wrapped around Bella squeezes her tight to my body. "Good morning." My voice comes out gruffer than I expect. I feel her cheek lift in a smile against my chest while her hand continues to explore over my T-shirt.

"Sorry to wake you," she says in a small voice.

"It's fine. Are you okay?" I lift my head to kiss the top of hers, letting her know I'm here if she needs me.

"I'm fine," she says as she slips her hand down to the hem of my shirt. Without fanfare, she slides her fingers underneath and begins to stroke the skin just above the edge of my pants. Waking up with morning wood and a beautiful woman wrapped around you is bad enough. Her hot fingers on my bare skin are about to send me over the edge.

I gently grab her wrist and stop its movement. "I'm about three seconds away from not being a gentleman," I warn gently.

She takes a deep breath before lifting her head and looking me in the eye. "Maybe I don't want you to be a gentleman."

"Fuck," I curse under my breath. Without warning, I flip us over so she's trapped beneath me. "Last chance, Angel." My hand slides up her ribcage, along the silky skin under her tank top as I speak.

Instead of answering, she wraps an arm around my neck and pulls my face down to hers. Our lips meet in a frantic kiss, tongues lapping and teeth nipping. Her hot mouth is doing insane things to me. I give up on holding my body over hers, and grind my hard-on into her. She moans into my mouth and I pull away.

"You're gonna have to be quiet, baby," I whisper in her ear as I kiss my way up and down her neck. "You want this?" I ask, grinding into her again to illustrate my point.

"Please," she begs in a moan.

"Then you're gonna have to keep it so only I can hear those wonderful noises."

I nip at the junction of her neck and shoulder before moving down her chest.

Bella's fingernails dig into my shoulder blades as she grabs fists full of my shirt and pulls it over my head. I do the same with her top, dropping my chest to her stomach to feel her bare skin on mine while my mouth begins working her tits over.

I cover her entire areola with my mouth and suck hard, earning a quiet groan from Bella. My fingers pinch and pull at her other nipple, and her hips thrust up against me.

"Oh god," she whispers, as my other hand makes its way into the waistband of her tiny shorts.

Her fingers tug on my hair as mine make contact with her wet center. "Fuck, baby … so wet for me," I say against her breast.

I circle my fingers around her clit a few times and then swiftly push two inside her. Her hips lift off the bed as she moans.

"I need you, Edward," she says. I feel her feet at my hips, trying to push my pants down. She's as eager as I am, so I don't waste any more time as I rid her of her shorts and follow with my pants and boxers.

I crawl back over her naked body, but Bella surprises me with her strength as she pushes on my shoulders and switches our positions, straddling my lap. I give her half a smirk before pulling her down and kissing her for all I'm worth.

Her wet center slides over my cock several times before she puts us both out of our misery and takes me inside her. Our moans are muffled by each others' mouths as my dick is fully encased in her heat. My hands roam her body as she rocks her hips back and forth. She sits up fully, placing her hands on my chest for support.

"So fucking beautiful," I tell her quietly as my hands latch onto her hips and I stare at the erotic vision above me.

She only whimpers in response, and that little noise sets me off. I sit up quickly and pull her legs around my waist, latching them behind my back.

"Hold on, baby. This isn't going to be gentle," I warn.

"Oh, god," she squeaks out, wrapping her arms around my neck.

I place one hand on the bed for leverage and use the other to hold her hip while I begin pistoning into her from below. She holds herself steady for a moment and then begins to meet my thrusts from above. As soon as we find our rhythm, I let go of her hip and bring my hand around to her clit. I need to see her fall apart, and I'm not sure I can wait much longer.

She gasps as my thumb presses on her and circles around, bringing her mouth down to mine to muffle her moans. Our tongues mingle momentarily, but just as quickly, the kiss is forgotten as we both struggle to breathe. With our lips touching, I watch her face as she begins to orgasm. Her face flushes and her eyes roll back before squeezing shut tightly.

"That's it, baby. Just feel me," I whisper.

Her inner walls tighten and I grunt in pleasure, unable to hold back any longer. Her mouth drops open and I can tell she's struggling to keep quiet as her muscles clench around me. My own orgasm rips through me, and I shoot my load forcefully inside her, biting my lip to keep from screaming. After a few more pumps, I still our bodies and wrap my arms around her tightly, leaving no space between us.

I bury my forehead in her shoulder, panting my breath across her chest while Bella's face is burrowed into my hair. I can feel her chest rising and falling rapidly.

Rolling us sideways, I lay us down with our bodies still entwined so we can catch our breath.

"Fuck," she breathes. "So good."

Forget breathing. I kiss her deeply for that comment. I hope someday she'll understand just what she does to me—what she means to me—but for now, I'll have to settle for showing her whenever I can.

We eventually come up for air and decide we should show our faces since it's Christmas morning. I couldn't care less who knows about us, but for Bella's sake, I know she's not ready to tell her sister that she's sleeping with her step-son. She tiptoes across the hall after we agree it's time to part, while I plan on staying in my room for a while to defer any suspicion.

I grab my laptop, intent on seeing if Emmett is online. Who am I kidding? He's always available to chat through Facebook on his phone.

"Merry Christmas. Things are getting interesting around here."

"How so?" he responds.

It takes me a moment to decide how to reply. "We've been together … twice … but her soon-to-be ex showed up last night."

"Holy shit! Details, bro!"

I explain to him everything that happened as quickly as I can, and though I expect some kind of comment about how I should stay away from Bella, I'm surprised that he's nothing but supportive. He tells me a little about how his holiday is going before I log off and prepare myself to face my family.

I head downstairs with Bella's gift in my hand and place it under the tree while everyone else is in the kitchen before I join them. Esme's breakfast is amazing, as always, and we eat and talk while avoiding the subject of Jasper's visit last night.

Once breakfast is cleaned up, we make our way into the living room and my dad announces that it's time for presents. He hands something to everyone, and since there are no little kids anymore, we take turns opening our gifts. Esme opens a beautiful necklace from Dad. Bella receives a leather planner for school from Esme. Dad opens a package of golf supplies from me. The large package in front of me contains several designer shirts that Esme knows I like to wear for work.

When just about everything else has been opened, I grab my gift for Bella and hand it to her. She looks at it and then smiles at me, telling me I shouldn't have gotten her anything.

"I wanted to, so just open it," I tell her with a shrug.

Digging into the bag, she pulls out the books and gasps. "Edward, this is wonderful! Thank you so much." It's the most joy I've seen on her face since she arrived, and I'm happy to be the cause of it.

"You're welcome, Bella. I knew you'd like them as soon as I saw them. There's something else in the bag, though."

She reaches in and pushes the tissue paper around for a moment, before withdrawing her hand and looking at the keychain. "Welcome to Forks," she mouths with tears filling her eyes.

I'm by her side on the sofa in a flash. "It wasn't supposed to make you cry," I say quietly.

She laughs lightly and turns to me. "I'm sorry. It's perfect. Now, I really feel like I'm home."

"That was really sweet, Edward," Esme says, approaching Bella's other side and wrapping her arm around her sister. "You know you always have a home here, sweetie."

"Thanks," Bella says through sniffles. "This is all just what I needed … Christmas with my family and starting over. Starting over at home."

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